A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesnt...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesnt...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

War is a contagion.

War is a contagion.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...